News Shhhhh! Engineering Tricks Provide Secret Spaces for Peace and Quiet at the New MoMA The acoustic engineering firm Cerami & Associates has designed innovative ways to dial down the sometimes-crowded institution. By Andy Battaglia Nov 15, 2019 10:00 am
Market Abstract Expressionism Leads Sotheby’s Contemporary Sale in New York, with $30.1 M. Willem de Kooning Topping Market-Affirming $270.7 M. Total Four artist records were set, and notable sales included Charles White, Kerry James Marshall, Lee Krasner, and Clyfford Still. By Judd Tully Nov 15, 2019 1:24 am
Market Shanghai’s Profile Is Rising. How Long Before It Becomes the Go-To Art City in China? "Energy had been building up," one dealer said during Shanghai Art Week. By Sophie Hastings Nov 14, 2019 3:19 pm
ARTnews In Abandoned 14th-Century Building in Poland, a Painting Show Where the Art Aims to Disappear An exhibition of artworks staged by the Caretaker and Ivan Seal recently accompanied a concert at Unsound Festival in Krakow. By Andy Battaglia Nov 14, 2019 9:30 am
Market At Solid $325.3 M. Christie’s Contemporary Art Sale in New York, Ed Ruscha Is King The auction set four new artist records, including those for Alma Thomas and Charles White. By Judd Tully Nov 14, 2019 12:29 am
Market With $27.6 M. Monet in Front, Sotheby’s Totals $209 M. at Low-Key Impressionist-Modern Auction in New York Like its arch-rival Christie's, the house had difficulty sourcing ultra-high-value works for the sale amid concern that the market is cooling. By Judd Tully Nov 13, 2019 12:47 am
In Office Above Ground Zero, Tiny Cubicle Hosts Contemporary Art Gallery Focused on Monuments and Memory Plus, Paul Pfeiffer gets people singing "The Star Spangled Banner" at the Apollo Theater for a performance piece. By Andrew Russeth Nov 12, 2019 3:37 pm
Market $19.6 M. Magritte Tops Steady, Subdued $191.9 M. Imp-Mod Sale at Christie’s New York A solid 90 percent of works found buyers, but the result was a drop from last year's result at the same auction. By Judd Tully Nov 12, 2019 12:29 am
Reviews New Ai Weiwei Documentary Champions the Artist as a Global Activist The film grew out of his 2014 project on the onetime prison island in San Francisco Bay. By Barbara Pollack Nov 8, 2019 3:12 pm
Reviews New MoMA Offers ‘Pleasures and Possibilities for Learning More’: Latin American Scholar Edward J. Sullivan on the Museum’s Global Vision Commitment on the part of institution to the arts of Latin America and the Caribbean has waxed and waned in the decades since its founding. By Edward J. Sullivan Nov 6, 2019 2:30 pm